Chapter 269: Xiliang Dragoon 2/3
Faced with Duan Xuan's question, Han Sui couldn't help but hesitate and groaned. Of course, he knew that most of the Lu Bu army was not the opponent of the Western Liang army, and Dong Zhuo in the east had already attacked Guanzhong. Even if Lu Bu had a draw with Chen Cheng, it was very likely that the entire army would be wiped out.
But he had hated Chen Cheng and Yan Zhong for a long time, and now that he said that Chen Cheng could win, that simmer might be surrendered without a fight.
Seeing Han Sui's hesitant appearance, Duan Xuan suppressed the anxiety in his heart, leaned forward, and asked, "What is the difficulty of Han Gong?" ”
Han Sui smiled and said, "Now it is two tigers fighting, Liangzhou Mu and General Zhengxi each have strong troops, and they are comparable. Although the Xiliang army is brave and good at fighting, why doesn't the Lu Bu army have many soldiers and horses? If General Duan falls to Liangzhou, then Chen will be able to win. If the general falls to Lu Bu, then Lu Bu can win. ”
Duan Xuan was stunned, this answer was not quite what he thought. Although there are a lot of soldiers and horses in Fufeng County, they are sandwiched between the Xiliang Army and the Lu Bu Army, and they want to be left and right, but neither side is good at stubble, and they don't pay attention to Duan Xuan's outsider neutral approach at all.
He thought for a while, and then asked, "Han Gong thinks, should I fall to Chen Yuanjun or General Lu?" ”
If he could, he really wouldn't want to fall over to either side. Now that he has just grasped the power of Fufeng, and he has just tasted the benefits of the Earth Overlord, how can he be willing to subjugate to others again? It's just a pity that reality didn't give him the right to choose.
Han Sui spread his hands and said, "What should I do, naturally, the general has to make up his mind, so why ask me as an outsider?" ”
Duan Xuan sat back in disappointment and sighed, "Why does General Han have to see outside? We are all from Liangzhou, and now we are sitting in the secret room, is the general still afraid of being listened to? ”
Han Sui shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid. ”
When Duan Xuan looked over, he smiled bitterly and said, "In terms of leading troops to fight, I am not as good as Chen Yuanjun." In terms of far-reaching wisdom, I am not as good as Yan Bodao, what else can I say? ”
Duan Xuan was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "If General Zuo is still here, how can he be so embarrassed?" ”
After Han Sui left Chencang, Duan Xuan soon got the news that half of the camp on the periphery had been lost, and the Xiliang army had already arrived in the city. He took his own soldiers up to the city tower, looked out, couldn't help but change color in shock, and blurted out: "When did the Xiliang army become so strong?" ”
Seeing the enemy troops under the city, the faces of the left and right sides also changed greatly. Although the Xiliang thieves in the past were brave, but the weapons and armor have always been very bad, so the Guanzhong army can still fight back and forth with the other party, and now the enemy has become stronger, but not only has not improved, but has regressed a lot, how can this battle be fought?
Duan Xuan looked to the side and saw that the soldiers on the left and right were all pale, and he had the intention of surrendering in his heart. It's just that he still has the fortified Chen Cangjian City and forty or fifty thousand troops in his hands now, even if he surrenders, he must get a good condition.
Such a big gift, sent to Chen Cheng's hands, is it not too much to change the county guard, right?
Duan Xuan immediately sent an envoy and went to the camp of the Xiliang Army with a white flag. Chen Chenggang met Han Sui in the camp, and knowing the words of Lu Bu he brought, Duan Xuan's envoy had already arrived.
Han Sui said: "Since General Duan's envoy has arrived, then I will retire first." ”
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "General Han is not an outsider, let's meet Duan Xuan's envoy here and see what he wants to do." ”
He said to the guards on the side: "Call the former general and the left general, as well as the generals of the brigadier general and above, to come over." Well, call Ma Chao and Pang De over too. ”
This time, the place where the Xiliang army went down was different from the last time, and it was only a little more than three miles away from the city wall of Chencang. What is going on here, you can see it very clearly from the city walls. This kind of obvious provocation, Duan Xuan actually endured it. I couldn't bear it, after seeing that most of the Xiliang army were wearing iron armor, Duan Xuan dispelled the idea of going out of the city to counterattack, although he didn't think so originally.
After a while, the former general Zhao Yun, the left general Yang Qiu, Wu Wei Taishou Chengyi, Anding Taishou Ma Teng, as well as Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin, Ma Wan, Liang Xing, Li Kan, Hou Xuan, Li Xiangru and others, as well as Ma Chao and Pang De all arrived.
The big tent was originally quite wide, but after so many people came in, it didn't seem wide. More than a dozen generals wore armor and lined up on the left and right. These people in the big tent are all fierce generals who have killed countless people, but now they are holding their breath and concentrating, and they dare not have any frivolous behavior.
Liu Qian, who was standing beside Chen Cheng, saw that there were many fierce generals in Liangzhou, all of whom were afraid to come out, so she couldn't help tilting her head and looked at Chen Cheng. She only felt that the domineering spirit on the master's body at this time was like a substance, filling every space in the big tent.
After Ma Chao and Pang De came in, they sat in the lower position. Although they are heroes with excellent martial arts, these people in the big tent, each of them has a higher military rank than them, so they can only sit in the position closest to the outside.
Chen Cheng saw the two of them come in, showing a happy expression, he first poured two glasses of wine on the table in front of him, then stood up, walked in front of the two with wine glasses, and said with a pleasant face: "In the battle the day before yesterday, I saw the heroic appearance of the two in my eyes. I thought that General Zhang Heng was already brave enough, but the martial arts of the two were not under Zhang Taishou! ”
He handed over the wine glass and said with a smile: "Come, I'll toast you two." ”
Pound's heart was hot, and he didn't speak, he took the wine glass and drank it all, and then said loudly: "Thank you Chen for giving you wine!" ”
Ma Chao was already convinced of Chen Cheng for most of the time, but he was still a little unconvinced, and at this time, he saw that everyone in the tent looked at him with admiration and jealousy, and he already felt a little smoky before he drank. He also drank it all in one go, and said loudly: "Thank you Chen Yuanjun!" ”
Chen Cheng laughed loudly, his voice was loud, and the top of the tent shook "thump". He returned to his position and sat down, and then said, "The messenger of the simmering section is here!" ”
The envoy was none other than Zhang Jie, the general under Duan Xuan. Zhang Jie once led his troops to attack the camp of the Xiliang army at night during the last battle of Chencang, and after the defeat and capture, Chen Cheng did not kill him, but let him go. Later, Duan Xuan led himself to help the wind and guard, and Zhang Jie, as a brave general under Duan Xuan, also rose with the tide, and now he has achieved the position of an infantry captain.
Zhang Jie came by order, and he had already prepared for what kind of situation he would encounter. Rao was so, when he entered the big tent, he was still shocked by the solemn atmosphere in the tent. These people in the big tent are all burly and murderous, and they know at a glance that they are fierce generals who are like murderers.
He himself is also known for his bravery in the army, and the connoisseur will know best what the connoisseur is like. Seeing that these many people were still behaving in the big tent, Zhang Jie's evaluation of Xiliangjun was a little higher.
"Under the command of General Duan Xuan, the infantry captain Zhang Jie, meet Liangzhou Mu, the hussar general, and the Julu Marquis!"
Zhang Jiebai fell to the ground and said respectfully: "My lord has a letter here, please ask Chen Yuanjun to take a look." ”
Chen Cheng waved his hand, and the guards on the side handed over the letter. The guards who followed him wore heavy armor all year round, but they never ran out of energy, so their armor was thicker than that of ordinary soldiers, and their defense was stronger and heavier.
The steel armor on Ma Chao's body is only thirty catties, while the armor on the guards is fifty catties. Not to mention a sword, even a spear may not be able to pierce it. However, there are still very few such people, and after three or four years of accumulation, there are only more than 20 people.
"Pander's Prophecy" has the premise of the Knights, when the cavalry of a faction rises to the top, they can be transferred to the knights with different characteristics through the Knights' Auditorium. Although they have their own characteristics, they also have a common characteristic, that is, they are strong and strong in all aspects.
Whether on foot or on horse, knights are incomparably powerful. Because they often wrapped their bodies in steel, these guards who were given the title of "knights" were also called "Xiliang Dragoons". When fighting in the plains, they would ride tall horses covered with horse armor and use heavy cavalry spears more than three meters long, leading the guards to follow behind Chen Cheng and tear apart all enemies.
Even if it is a foot battle, these "Xiliang Dragon Riders" wearing more than fifty catties of steel armor are also terrifying war machines, they are tireless, infinitely powerful, skilled in combat, and they are not as good as Zhao Yun in a single fight, but as long as there are more than three, even Zhao Zilong has to weigh it.
If it weren't for the small number of people and the difficulty of expansion, these knights alone would have been able to deal with a large army. Although there were few soldiers and horses under their command, everyone enjoyed the rank of colonel. Whether it is food, clothing, or accommodation conditions, they are the same as Chen Cheng, and his family has a duty-free 1,000 acres of "Yongye Field", and he also has a salary comparable to that of a squire.
It's true that powerful is powerful, but it's expensive. If it weren't for the silver dug up from the mountain, if it weren't for opening so many factories and being able to make a lot of money, Chen Cheng really couldn't afford to support them.
Originally, there was a more powerful self-built knight order in the "Pande's Prophecy", but if you want to get that kind of troops, you not only need the city as a base, but also need a treasure called "Dragon Tears Gem" that contains powerful magic, Chen Cheng studied for a long time and didn't know where to get the Dragon Tears Gem, so he could only accept the special knights like "Xiliang Dragoon".
When the "Xiliang Dragon Rider" came to pick up the letter, Zhang Jie even felt that the ground was shaking slightly. With such a thick steel armor, there is probably no way to break the defense except for hitting it with a blunt object. Compared to two years ago, the people of Xiliang have become even stronger!
Thinking of this, Zhang Jie was a little helpless and a little happy. Now that their lords have shown that they want to surrender, then they don't have to face the Xiliang army, which is already stronger than the imperial court's soldiers and horses.